Apologies for crossposting.
I have had the idea of putting together a page for the BL website with
details of short courses and other events for health librarians/info profs
in the UK. I attach the draft; I'm still working on it and it may be a
couple of weeks before it goes up (the whole BL site is in the final stages
of a relaunch).
I am sending this now as I am keen to gather details of more courses/events
on specific topics relevant to health info (rather than general LIS courses)
anywhere in the UK. Or more expert freelance trainers in health info.
If you know of anything not listed on this draft, can you please send me
details?
Thank you!
I will post the lists again when the page goes up on the BL site.
Fiona McLean
Health care information service
British Library
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http://www.bl.uk/health
'Training and events
This page includes meetings, conferences and short courses particularly
relevant to UK health information professionals.
The information was correct when posted, but please contact the training
provider to check details. The listing will not include everything
available. Members of groups for library and health information
professionals <http://www.bl.uk/services/stb/hgroups.html> may find it worth
checking with them too, for details of local or members-only events.
For listings of some of the many events for health care professionals, try
the free Health Events Watch
<http://www.health-news.co.uk/health_events_watch.htm> site.
If you have details of other relevant events, please email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
November 2001
Date: 26
Title: BMA and SCHARR Critical Appraisal Workshop
Venue: BMA House, London
Price: £95 +VAT
Contact: Jane Rowlands, email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, phone 020 7383 6737.
January 2002
Date: 9
Title: Cochrane Library Training Day for Librarians
Venue: St George's Medical School, Tooting, London
Price: Free to UK NHS/FE/HE/charity staff (£30 returnable deposit).
Otherwise £100.
Details: <http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/cochlib.htm>
Contact: Kate Light, email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, phone
(01904) 433656
NB: courses are also arranged for health care professionals.
April 2002
Date: 3-5
Title: Practising Evidence Based Mental Health
Venue: Merton College, Oxford.
Price:£675 (without accommodation)
Details: <http://www.cebmh.com/pebmh2002.html>
June 2002
Date: 28
Title: Health and Medical Information on the Internet
Price: £260 (Aslib corporate members) £325 (others)
Venue: Aslib, London
Details: <http://www.aslib.co.uk/training/1/08.html>
July 2002
Date:15-17
Title: "Health Information United: Aiming for the Same Goal and Playing for
the Winning Team"
Health Libraries Group conference
Venue: Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Details: <http://www.la-hq.org.uk/groups/hlg/conf.html>
November 2002
Date: 19
Title: Health and Medical Information on the Internet
Price: £260 (Aslib corporate members) £325 (others)
Venue: Aslib, London
Details: <http://www.aslib.co.uk/training/1/08.html>
Onsite training providers
This may be an option if you have a group of staff and a suitable room with
PC access for training. Contact the trainer direct for details of
availability and cost. Examples include:
* Cochrane Library trainer; Kate Light. Email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, phone (01904) 433656.
Price: free to UK NHS/FE/HE staff. Charities: travelling expenses only.
Others; please contact Kate for details.
* Medline indexing and/or PubMed; Tony McCulloch, British Library.
Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> , phone 01937
546520.
Price: variable fee. Please contact Tony for details.
International events
May 2002
Date:17-23
Title: MLA '02:"Big D"
Annual conference of US Medical Libraries Association
Venue: Dallas, Texas, US
Details: <http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2002/>
September 2002
Date: 16-21
Title: "Thinking Globally- Acting Locally"
8th European Conference of Health and Medical Libraries
Venue: Cologne, Germany
Details: <http://www.zbmed.de/eahil2002/>
Contact: Congress Secretariat, email: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
June 2003
Date: 26-29
Title: "Cross Boundaries- Join Forces"
Nordic-Baltic-EAHIL Workshop
Venue: Oslo, Norway
Details: <http://www.namhi.org/oslo2003.htm>
General LIS events
There are a large number of events; the ones below are a small selection of
the major events.
December 2001
Date: 4-7
Title: Online Information conference (exhibition free)
Venue: Olympia, London
Details: <http://www.online-information.co.uk>
June 2002
Date: 20-21
Title: UKOLUG Conference
Venue: Birmingham
Details: <http://www.ukolug.org.uk>
Contact: email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
August 2002
Date: 18-24
Title: Libraries for Life: Democracy, Diversity,Delivery.
68th IFLA Council and General Conference.
Venue: Glasgow
Details: <http://www.ifla.orgo/iv/ifla68/>
Providers of short courses:
These offer a wide range of courses on library, information, and knowledge
management skills.
* The Library Association
<http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/training/train.html> The LA also offers a
free guide to CPD for personal members.
* Aslib <http://www.aslib.co.uk/training/index.html>
* TFPL <http://www.tfpl.com/>
Acknowledgements:
Sources checked for this page included listings compiled by Jeanette Murphy
for BMiS <http://www.bmis.org/>and Jane Rowlands for the newsletter of the
Health Libraries Group <http://www.la-hq.org.uk/groups/hlg/index.html>,and
the Calendar in the LA Record. '
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